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July 31st, 2018 - 9:29 am § in Misc.

THE-Ave Challenge: who lives here

A. Donald Trump Junior B. Stephen Colbert C. Bill Gates D. Bernie Sanders E. Jack Ma[...]

July 29th, 2018 - 2:56 am § in Misc.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Whoopi

Whoopi Goldberg by Annie Liebowitz[...]

July 29th, 2018 - 1:45 am § in Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: When was the first Challah baked?

Every Shabbat, Jews break a challah.  Like many Jewish traditons, no one know how old this might be.  For that matter we do not even know when Jewish identity first appeared among the indigenous peoplw of what later became Canaan. (Edited from CNN) Now Archaeologists have discovered the burnt re[...]

July 28th, 2018 - 9:07 am § in The Ave Scene

Chihuly

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July 27th, 2018 - 11:16 am § in Misc.

July 27 .. 30th Anniversary

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July 27th, 2018 - 8:55 am § in Misc.

US Economy Roars in Second Quarter, What Next

The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly four years in the second quarter as consumers boosted spending and farmers rushed shipments of soybeans to China to beat retaliatory trade tariffs before they took effect in early July.  Gross domestic product increased at a 4.1 percent annualize[...]

July 27th, 2018 - 8:11 am § in Misc.

MAGA: No Trump, Just Everyone Else

Trump was not mentioned by name. Ten years ago,  Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa formed BRICS, an alliance of rising powers with the resources to become the leaders in their regions of the world.  Yesterday the heads of these five states met in Johannesburg, South Africa to declare: [...]

July 27th, 2018 - 4:56 am § in Misc.

End of Korean War

The armistice of July 27, 1953 ended the Korean War. North Korea today marks the 63rd anniversary of Korean war armistice A North Korean student choir sing as part of the celebrations at Kim Il-sung Square. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP Emotional North Korean war veterans watch a parade celebrating the[...]

July 26th, 2018 - 9:19 am § in Misc.

July 26: Anniversary of death of last slave.

Daniel Devere FACEBOOK  Cudjo Lewis is considered the last survivor of the last slave ship to enter the United States. Born around 1841 to a Yoruba family in the Banté region of Dahomey (today Benin), he was given the name Oluale Kossola (Kazoola). At age 14, Kossola began his training as a soldi[...]

July 25th, 2018 - 1:32 am § in Misc.

When the rainbow never ends

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